A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico’s ruling party faces growing scandal
4 months ago

A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico’s ruling party faces growing scandal

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — It was strange and surprising when Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas in July, but the story of how he got there is now growing into a scandal that threatens top figures in Mexico’s ruling party. On Thursday, federal prosecutors said Sinaloa state officials mishandled evidence in an apparent attempt to cover up the July 25 murder of Héctor Cuén, a politician who allegedly helped lure drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada to a meeting where he expected to find Gov. Rocha denies planning any meeting with Zambada, but in the rest of the dispute over the events of that day, the drug lord’s version now appears more credible. Rocha has been a sort of point-man for López Obrador’s “hugs not bullets” policy of not confronting drug cartels; his state is home to Mexico’s most powerful gang. In an odd piece of political theater, Rocha published the flight plan of a plane that he said took him out of the state that day on a family vacation, and even published a video that day carefully explaining that “I am not in the state.” But in the central dispute about what happened that day, Zambada’s version appears to be more credible.

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Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat

CNN  

CNN — Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country’s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel-ridden northern state of Sinaloa. “It is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday morning during her daily …

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat

CNN  

CNN — Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country’s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel-ridden northern state of Sinaloa. “It is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday morning during her daily …

Police and Prosecutors Conspire to Cover Up Murder of Drug Opponent
2 months ago

Police and Prosecutors Conspire to Cover Up Murder of Drug Opponent

Associated Press  

Police, prosecutors, and forensic examiners in Mexico's Sinaloa state conspired to cover up the killing of an opponent's rival drug lord. The body of an imprisoned drug lord, Héctor Cuén, was found at the crime scene, but the authorities have been unable to solve the riddle surrounding the number of gunshot wounds and the post-mortem records. The incident has complicated …

Mexico's president lays out a plan to combat cartel violence. But it looks like more of the same
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico's president lays out a plan to combat cartel violence. But it looks like more of the same

The Independent  

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Mexican President blames the U.S. for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges
3 months ago

Mexican President blames the U.S. for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges

The Hindu  

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the United States in part on Thursday for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week. for having carried out this operation.” The recent surge in cartel warfare had been expected after Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of …

Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north
3 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday asked the warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel to act “responsibly” so no one else gets killed, after a week of escalating violence nearly paralyzed the Sinaloa state capital, Culiacan. Asked by a journalist if he trusted that the cartels would heed his call, López Obrador answered bluntly: “The …

Mexican cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges
3 months, 1 week ago

Mexican cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a powerful leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, pleaded not guilty Friday in a U.S. drug trafficking case that accuses him of engaging in murder plots and ordering torture. Sought by U.S. law enforcement for more than two decades, Zambada has been in U.S. custody since July 25, when he landed in a private …

Longtime Mexican drug cartel leader set to be arraigned in New York
3 months, 1 week ago

Longtime Mexican drug cartel leader set to be arraigned in New York

The Independent  

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Mexican drug cartel leader will be transferred from Texas to New York
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexican drug cartel leader will be transferred from Texas to New York

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A federal judge on Friday said that a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who was arrested over the summer in the U.S. can be transferred from Texas to New York to face charges there. Zambada, 76, was arrested in July along with Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of notorious drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán,” after …

Mexico suggests US made a deal with Mexican drug lord to get his brother transferred from prison
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico suggests US made a deal with Mexican drug lord to get his brother transferred from prison

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors in Mexico suggested Thursday that U.S. authorities made a deal with a Mexican drug lord who turned in himself and another capo, to get his brother transferred from a U.S. prison. Instead, Mexican prosecutors are bringing charges against the younger Guzmán for apparently kidnapping Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada — an older drug boss from a rival …

Are Mexican drug cartels as powerful as people think?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Are Mexican drug cartels as powerful as people think?

LA Times  

Oswaldo Zavala is a Mexican academic and writer whose provocatively titled 2022 book — “Drug Cartels Do Not Exist: Narcotrafficking in U.S. and Mexican Culture” — argues for a bold reframing of how to think about organized crime in his country. After the arrest last month of two leaders of the Sinaloa drug trafficking organization, The Times’ Kate Linthicum spoke …

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US
4 months ago

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger. The Mexican government now says it is bringing charges against Joaquín Guzmán López, but not because he was a leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel founded by his father, Joaquín “El Chapo” …

US prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then in Texas
4 months, 1 week ago

US prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then in Texas

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Mexican drug lord who was arrested in the U.S. could be headed to trial in New York City, after prosecutors filed a request Thursday to move him from Texas. Federal prosecutors in Texas asked a court Thursday to hold a hearing to take the procedural steps needed to move him to the New York jurisdiction that …

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
4 months, 1 week ago

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The United States managed to arrest Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors — and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over. U.S. officials say Joaquín Guzmán López — a son of imprisoned cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán — flew to the United States to turn …

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
4 months, 1 week ago

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

The Independent  

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Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada on US capture: Was ambushed, kidnapped
4 months, 1 week ago

Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada on US capture: Was ambushed, kidnapped

India Today  

Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the northern state of Sinaloa, then was taken against his will to the US, according to a letter released on Saturday by his lawyer. In the two-page letter, Zambada said fellow drug lord Joaquin Guzman …

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the US
4 months, 1 week ago

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the northern state of Sinaloa, then was taken against his will to the United States, according to a letter released Saturday by his lawyer. In the two-page letter, Zambada said fellow drug …

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was brought to US against his will
4 months, 1 week ago

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was brought to US against his will

The Independent  

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US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was brought to US against his will
4 months, 1 week ago

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was brought to US against his will

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico confirmed Friday that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug lord Joaquín Guzmán López. Zambada’s faction of the Sinaloa cartel has been engaged in fierce fighting with another faction, led …

Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader on Thursday made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into U.S. custody last week. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, used a wheelchair for the hearing before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso. Zambada, the longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, eluded authorities for …

Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders

LA Times  

Days after the surprise arrest on U.S. soil of two of Mexico’s most wanted fugitives, the details of what exactly transpired remain murky. “We need them to tell the truth.” The president has come under heavy criticism for being blindsided by the capture of Sinaloa cartel leaders Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García and Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of notorious …

Extortion and gang violence are hitting even big corporations and business leaders in Mexico
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Extortion and gang violence are hitting even big corporations and business leaders in Mexico

Associated Press  

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — Even Mexico’s largest corporations are now being hit by demands from drug cartels, and gangs are increasingly trying to control the sale, distribution and pricing of certain goods. “Charging extortion payments has practically become the national sport in Tamaulipas.” The problem came to a head when the Femsa corporation, which operates Oxxo, Mexico’s largest chain of …

Boy, 12, killed by stray bullet from gunmen on jet skis as Mexico’s drug wars reach boiling point
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boy, 12, killed by stray bullet from gunmen on jet skis as Mexico’s drug wars reach boiling point

The Independent  

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Mexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lord
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lord

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president took the unusual step Monday of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other following last week’s detention of top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at his daily press briefing that he trusted that drug traffickers knew they would …

Attorney for cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says his client was kidnapped and brought to the US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Attorney for cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says his client was kidnapped and brought to the US

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The lawyer of a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who is now in U.S. custody pushed back Sunday against claims that his client was tricked into flying into the country, saying he was “forcibly kidnapped” by the son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada had eluded authorities for decades and had never set foot in …

How Mexican Drug Lord 'El Mayo' Zambada Was Tricked Into Flying To The US?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Mexican Drug Lord 'El Mayo' Zambada Was Tricked Into Flying To The US?

News 18  

A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, according to a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the matter. Upon arriving in the El Paso area, Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of notorious drug kingpin “El …

What's the fallout of Mexican drug lords' capture?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What's the fallout of Mexican drug lords' capture?

India Today  

Sinaloa drug cartel were arrested by US agents in Texas during a dramatic operation and without the involvment of Mexican authorities. Impact on Sinaloa cartel US Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram said Zambada's arrest "strikes at the heart of the cartel that is responsible for the majority of drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, killing Americans from coast to coast." …

Powerful cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Powerful cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, according to a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the matter. Frank Perez, a lawyer listed for Zambada, said in a message to AP that his client “did …

U.S. arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and El Chapo's son in Texas
4 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and El Chapo's son in Texas

The Hindu  

Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested on July 25 in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for U.S. authorities that may also reshape the Mexican criminal landscape. Both Mr. Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of El Chapo, face multiple charges in the U.S. …

Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, notorious leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, arrested in US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, notorious leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, arrested in US

The Independent  

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‘El Mayo’ Zambada, historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and son of 'El Chapo' arrested in US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘El Mayo’ Zambada, historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and son of 'El Chapo' arrested in US

The Independent  

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Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Texas
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Texas

Al Jazeera  

In a major blow to the Sinaloa drug cartel, Ismael Zambada Garcia and Joaquin Guzman Lopez were detained after landing in El Paso on a private plane. Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia and the son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, have been arrested in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for United States …

Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo', leader of Sinaloa cartel, arrested in US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo', leader of Sinaloa cartel, arrested in US

India Today  

Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, the US Justice Department said. "The Justice Department has taken into custody two additional alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world," the …

"America First" foreign policy: JD Vance wants to abandon Ukraine but bomb Mexico and Iran
5 months ago

"America First" foreign policy: JD Vance wants to abandon Ukraine but bomb Mexico and Iran

Salon  

In his address at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, suggested he was an opponent of American military interventionism, citing the 2003 Iraq War as a conflict that did not need to happen and declaring that "we will send our kids to war only when we must." But these generalized claims, often centered on now-convenient criticism …

In Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel
6 months ago

In Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In Atlanta to promote the Biden administration’s efforts to quell the import of illegal drugs into the U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced new sanctions against members of a Mexican drug cartel accused of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, meth and migrants through the southern border. Included in the sanctions are eight members of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug …

Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections than before
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections than before

Associated Press  

COTIJA, Mexico — Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role than before in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts. The country’s powerful drug cartels have long staged targeted assassinations of mayoral and other local candidates who threaten their control. On Wednesday, the last official …

Mexico’s chief detective apologizes for saying his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s chief detective apologizes for saying his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The head of Mexico’s detective service apologized Thursday for saying his country is “the champion” of fentany l and meth production. The comments Tuesday by Felipe de Jesus Gallo, the head of Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Agency, appeared to contradict past statements by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has denied any fentanyl is produced in Mexico. “For …

Mexican president claims that criminal groups are ‘respectful’ and ‘respect the citizenry’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican president claims that criminal groups are ‘respectful’ and ‘respect the citizenry’

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Thursday that the country’s violent criminal gangs and drug cartels are essentially “respectful people” who “respect the citizenry” and mostly just kill each other. A reporter asked López Obrador whether drug cartels behaved well when he visited the township of Badiraguato, Sinaloa — the hometown of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, which …

The head of Mexico’s detective service says his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production
7 months, 4 weeks ago

The head of Mexico’s detective service says his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The head of Mexico’s detective service acknowledged Tuesday that the country is “the champion” of fentanyl production, something that appears to run counter to past statements by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But Felipe de Jesus Gallo, the head of Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Agency, said that since the 1990s “Mexico has been the champion of methamphetamine production, …

Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use, study finds
8 months, 1 week ago

Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use, study finds

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A report released by the Mexican government Friday says the country is facing a dire shortage of fentanyl for medical use, even as Mexican cartels pump out tons of the illicit narcotic. Nonetheless, Mexican cartels appear to be having no problem importing tons of precursor chemicals and making their own fentanyl, which they smuggle into the United …

Mexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a ‘Mexico First’ policy
9 months ago

Mexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a ‘Mexico First’ policy

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Friday he won’t fight Mexican drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest explanation yet of his refusal to confront the gangs. “For decades, past administrations in Mexico have thought the war against drug cartels was basically a U.S. problem,” said security analyst David Saucedo, noting that Mexican domestic drug consumption, while growing — …

Mexican president suggests U.S. talks on migration and drugs may suffer after drug money allegations
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican president suggests U.S. talks on migration and drugs may suffer after drug money allegations

LA Times  

Mexico’s president suggested Thursday that talks with the U.S. government on migration and drug trafficking could suffer after media reports of a U.S. investigation into alleged drug money donations for his 2006 campaign. “I don’t accept this, what I want is for the U.S. government to take a stand,” López Obrador said at his daily morning press briefing. López Obrador …

Mexican president calls on civilians not to support drug cartels even if they pressure them
11 months ago

Mexican president calls on civilians not to support drug cartels even if they pressure them

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president called on citizens Friday not to support drug cartels, or oppose the installation of National Guard barracks, after a number of videos surfaced showing residents cheering convoys of cartel gunmen. Several videos have been posted on social media in recent weeks of villages in southern Chiapas, showing farmers lining roadways near the border with Guatemala …

In Mexico, Yellen announces economics sanctions as the US aims to crack down on fentanyl trafficking
1 year ago

In Mexico, Yellen announces economics sanctions as the US aims to crack down on fentanyl trafficking

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday announced economic sanctions against 15 people and two companies that the United States says are linked to a Mexican drug cartel as she visited Mexico City for talks with officials about efforts to fight fentanyl trafficking. Yellen traveled to Mexico this week after the Treasury Department announced a strike force to help …

Mexico’s arrest of cartel security boss who attacked army families’ complex was likely personal
1 year ago

Mexico’s arrest of cartel security boss who attacked army families’ complex was likely personal

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. government thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief, but according to details released Friday, the detention may have been highly personal for the Mexican army. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Nestor Isidro Pérez Salas, who was arrested Wednesday, had ordered a 2019 attack on an unguarded apartment complex where …

The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
1 year, 1 month ago

The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel and four Sonora, Mexico-based firms accused of trafficking fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. The Treasury Department’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Brian Nelson, said that the U.S. “will aggressively pursue all who are complicit operators and facilitators of these …

U.S. sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
1 year, 1 month ago

U.S. sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking

LA Times  

The Treasury Department’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence said that the U.S. “will aggressively pursue all who are complicit operators and facilitators of these illicit fentanyl networks.” The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel and four Sonora, Mexico-based firms accused of trafficking fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. The …

Some GOP candidates want to use force against Mexico to stop fentanyl. Experts say that won’t work
1 year, 2 months ago

Some GOP candidates want to use force against Mexico to stop fentanyl. Experts say that won’t work

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Ron DeSantis wants suspected drug smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border to be shot dead. Vivek Ramaswamy has accused Mexico’s leader of treating drug cartels as his “sugar daddy” and says that if he is elected president, “there will be a new daddy in town.” Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner for the 2024 nomination and long the person who …

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
1 year, 2 months ago

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

The Independent  

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